- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Vitaceae
- English Names
- Grape-Vine
- Raisin (Sultanas are the dried fruits of a seedless variety largely cultivated in Greece.)
- Natural Habitat
- Southern Europe
- Caucasus
- Asia
- Himalayas
- Greece
- California
- Africa
- Australia
- Part(s) Used
- Folia Vitis viniferae
- Fructus Vitis viniferae = Fructus Uvae passae
- Semen Vitis viniferae
- Oleum Vini
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- Constituent(s)
- leaf: saccharose
- levulose
- inosit
- tannin
- quercitrin
- vitin
- cholin; fruit pulp: grape-sugar (dextrose)
- levulose
- cream of tartar
- malic acid
- gum
- inosit
- lecithin
- quercitrin
- quercetin; seed: fixed oil (consisting of the glycerides of erucic acid
- stearic acid and palmatic acid)
- phytosterin
- tannic acid
- Action
- leaf: haemostatic
- astringent; fruit: cooling
- diuretic
- laxative
- demulcent
- refrigerant
- tonic
- restorative
- nutritive; seed: anti-tuberculous; oil: aromatic - used in making brandy
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